: I was out there Putz'in with my walrus project tonight. I set the keel in
: place, and added some rocker. I didnt like the way the flat looked, and I
: want more manuverability than I think Mike mentioned on his plywood boat.
: I added about 1" of rocker at the stern, and a little less than that
: at the bow. Besides, it goes better with the curves at the stems.

: I think it would be easier to strip this boat than it would to fit plywood
: panels. I'd do the side strip at the chine first, and bevel it to the
: bottom contour. Then do the bottom chine strip and attach it to the side.
: That will give a sturdy edge to strip the bottom in from the chines to the
: keel, without adding more stations. If I next bevel the keel strip, and
: then fill in the bottom, I wont even need cove and bead; it's all flat!
: Then I can set the sheer wherever I want it, and strip the sides any which
: way. I smell a pattern?

I set up the forms again for a Walrus intending to strip it but took them down to built another design first. I was thinking that you would want to put the bottom and side chine strips on more or less at the same time so you could bevel both strips evenly to meet flat edge to edge on the stems. I also thought I would use some junky pine and make stringers, tack them to the forms and tape them as part of the mold. Then strip as much as possible in line with the keel.
I think a big benefit of the Walrus either stripped or plywood will be to create enough room for feet and get my weight down, the floor boards seem too high for me to ever be comfortable.